@hawkeye18: I'm going to run for President. My sole platform will be bringing back the F-14.

@dufus: I think the nuclear plants on our carriers produce vastly more power than is actually needed for carrier operations, so I doubt there will be a brownout risk.

The Pentagon Wants to Give Soldiers Terminator Vision

@gerrrg: I guess your solution to those poorer people in poorest nations must be to let them find their own aid, or die.

@Duc: Pay no attention to the man inside the head smock!

@gerrrg: You're correct that the poor are fat partially because the cheapest foods available are high in calories. However, they're not going to bed hungry like the real poor in many underdeveloped nations.

@Duc: Yeah, using one would probably increase the amount of distraction, what with people approaching you to ask about it, and the private fear that somebody's staring at you.

@gerrrg: The link isn't working for me.

@gerrrg: Although the wealthy control a larger percentage of the total wealth today, the pie itself is far larger than it used to be.

@gerrrg: The $3.5MM was a proposed compromise between two extremes - the $5MM tier and the return to the $1MM tier. The $3.5MM got torpedoed...hopefully I was clear enough this time.

@Duc: You see these on a regular basis?

I demand a link to the crochety old lady's website who knit that marvelous productivity device.

@gerrrg: $3.5MM was was the compromise position. A large number of powerful people wanted the old rate back.

@redfalconf35: But you don't understand! In our current enlightened state, the foundations of the Constitution, like common law and natural law are no longer relevant and therefore our nation's founding legal document can be ignored when it's convenient.

@battra92: A lot of people believe wealth is a finite substance, and that financial success is a zero-sum game. The fact that this is flatly untrue doesn't deter them from assuming the rich succeed at the poor's detriment.

@gerrrg: I object to the basic premise of income-based taxation. I believe in taxing consumption. It's easier and more fair...best of all, you can opt out by not buying stuff.

@gerrrg: Let's back off and look at a closer-to-home scenario.

@HunterShoptaw: How about we cut back on our bloated government and all keep our money?

@SquareWheel: Raising taxes doesn't always equal more income.

@gerrrg: Yes, screw Steinbrenner and all the wealth and jobs he created. Take his money and give it to the government! They'll spend it right!